Thompson Icehouse · Photo: User:Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0Living in South Bristol, ME: what to set up and who to call
Elections in South Bristol are run by South Bristol itself; register with the South Bristol Town Clerk. The closest public drop-off to South Bristol is Boothbay Region Refuse Recycling Center, 4 miles out; the town decides whether residents may use it.
I’m new in town
What to set up in South Bristol, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in South Bristol.
Power comes from Central Maine Power
Central Maine Power (Central Maine Power Co), an investor-owned utility, serves 99.2% of South Bristol residents. Its homes paid an average of 27.4¢ per kWh in 2025, about $147 a month (its average across Maine, for customers on its standard service). Maine lets you buy power from another supplier; 8% of Central Maine Power’s home customers do, and Central Maine Power still delivers it.
Start or move service: cmpco.com · (800) 750-4000
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
5 home internet providers serve South Bristol
96% of 961 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 55% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrum | Cable, Fiber | 77% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Tidewater O.p.e.n. | Fiber | 51% | 1,000/1,000 |
| Tidewater Telecom | DSL | 34% | 10/1 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 10% | 300/20 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless | 4% | 25/3 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash and recycling in South Bristol
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in South Bristol, from the town’s own site.
Bristol/South Bristol Transfer Station
1 Transfer Road, Pemaquid, ME 04558
- Mon8 am–4 pm
- Tue8 am–4 pm
- Thu8 am–4 pm
- Fri8 am–4 pm
- Sat8 am–4 pm
From sbristolme.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026; pages dated 2026-10-01. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
South Bristol is in South Bristol.
Test scores and every school: see Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Oct 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
South Bristol spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where South Bristol residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of South Bristol | ZIP’s residents in South Bristol |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04573 | Walpole, ME | 59% | 100% |
| 04568 | South Bristol, ME | 41% | 100% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in South Bristol
Who provides electricity in South Bristol?
Central Maine Power (Central Maine Power Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 27.4¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve South Bristol?
Spectrum, Tidewater O.p.e.n., Tidewater Telecom, Verizon, AT&T (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in South Bristol?
04573 (59%), 04568 (41%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is South Bristol in?
South Bristol.
How do I register to vote in South Bristol?
In Maine you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (received 21 days before). Elections here are run by the South Bristol Town Clerk. Check your registration at maine.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: South Bristol’s own website (sbristolme.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.